The Chlorochemcials division started implementing the Environment Management System (EMS) conforming to ISO 14001 in the last week of January 2004.
A core group of experienced personnel from each department was formed to design and implement the EMS. The National Productivity Council, Chennai, was engaged as consultant to guide them through the certification process. The steps involved were:
i) Identification of the environmental
aspects that cause significant
environmental impact.
ii) Listing legal and other
requirements.
iii) Formulation of the Environment
Management Programme that will
enhance the performance of the
organisation environmentally.
iv) Training the workforce on general
and work-specific environmental
issues.
v) Internal audit to check the
implementation of the system.
Two internal audits and one external audit by the National Productivity Council were conducted before the final audit by TUV. In May 2005, the final audit was conducted by the certification agency and the chlorochemicals division awarded the ISO 14001 Certification.
K Muthuraman, AVP - Operations and G Sankarasubramanian, Manager - Production, handing over the ISO 14001 certificate to P S Jayaraman, Managing Director, during his visit to Mettur on 13th July 2005. V Ranganathan, Chief Executive - Operations looking on.